The photo, taken on July 19, shows clean and tidy houses at Donghusi Village, Taiyuan Town, Hengyang County. (Photo/Zhou Wei)

The photo, taken on July 12, shows a farmer operating a machine to harvest early-season rice at Huangchao Village, Jingzi Town, Shuangfeng County. (Photo/Li Jianxin)

The photo, taken on July 20, shows paddy rice seedlings, trees, and colorful rural houses forming a beautiful scenery at Fanshen Village, Da’an Township, Longshan County. (Photo/Zeng Xianghui)

The photo, taken on July 12, shows a photovoltaic power station at Shitang Village, Dapu Town, Hengdong County. In recent years, the county has built two photovoltaic power stations with an installed gross capacity of 40,000 kilowatts in Dapu and Xialiu towns by using idle intertidal zones at the spillway of the Xiangjiang River. The move helps increase local farmers’ income. (Photo/Cao Zhengping, Zhou Jian)

The photo, taken on July 7, shows a villager presenting daylily picking via live streaming at Caoyuanchong Village, Guanjiazui Town, Qidong County. Qidong daylily is recognized as a national geographical indication product. Currently the county has planted 165,000 mu (11,000 ha.) of daylily, with an annual yield of 400,000 tons. (Photo/Cao Zhengping)

The photo, taken July 18, shows fruit farmers picking grapes at a plantation base in Xiuyi Village, Meihua Town, Daoxian County. In recent years, the village has introduced high-quality grape varieties to develop a featured industry and leisure agriculture. This helps inject vitality into rural revitalization. (Photo/Jiang Keqing, Li Haozhang)

The photo, taken on June 19, shows a tourist enjoying lotus flowers at Shuiwan Village, Zhaiqian Town, Guidong County. In recent years, the village has developed rural tourism and built more than 50 homestays and B&Bs to increase villagers’ income. (Photo/Deng Renxiang)

The photo, taken on July 12, shows children having fun under the guidance of an instructor at a left-behind children care center in Huayuan Town, Dongkou County. During summer vacation, instructors of the care center tutored left-behind children and helped them to cultivate their ability of daily living. This helped solve the problem of education management and protection for left-behind children during holidays. (Photo/Teng Zhizhong)

The beautiful villages have benefited from Hunan’s countryside construction efforts. The province has followed the principle of building the "new countryside" that features "advanced production, a well-to-do life, civilized folkways, a neat look, and democratic management". Hunan strives to build a "five-beauty" rural pattern featuring layout, industry, environment, life, and social customs. It aims to build a group of villages and towns with rich history, regional style, cultural charm, ethnic characteristics, and industrial advantages. People’s sense of gain and happiness has increased. 

This article is from Hunan Provincial Government www.enghunan.gov.cn.

Translator: Xiao Juan

Chinese source: hunan.gov.cn